comfort, fellowship, Jesus, peace, pumpkin pie and coolwhip, satisfaction, Thanksgiving dinner

Satisfaction

My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. (Psalm 63:5) What is the most satisfying meal you can remember? What meal evokes the best memories? I think Thanksgiving would have to be at the top of my list. I’m probably the most satisfied after eating all those rich and …

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God's love, Ipod shuffle, Jesus, revelation

Another Song

I love my purple Ipod Shuffle. It’s old, and the songs on it are old. They are the original songs my kids put on it for me years ago. The most awesome thing about my Shuffle is that I don’t have to decide what I want to hear. I have no choice actually because there is no screen showing me the songs …

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grace, hymns, praise, salvation, sinner

Come Thou Fount

A friend reminded me of this hymn the other day. As I stood outside watching the sky do its daily miracle and listening to an obnoxious chirp in the top of a tree in our yard, I found myself humming this song. It’s a good tune to hum. Hopefully you can find a version of it somewhere to listen. But for now, …

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God's love, the cross

Love

Who has believed our message, and to whom has the word of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men a …

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God's presence, loneliness, Need, surrender

All Wrapped Up

The eternal God is your refuge,and underneath are the everlasting arms.    (Deuteronomy 33:27) I thought I had told him the story a thousands times before, but Mike seemed amazed as I recollected a very special moment with God. As we lay in the dark talking Saturday night, I told him of this experience I had almost twelve years ago. I remember it …

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